Improved weather-strip



dilated 5mm E.P. FORD, 0F sHIPMAN, ILLINOIS..

Lezers Patent No. 91,006, dated June 8,1869.

IIPROVED WEATHER-STRIP.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom Iit may concern: Y

Be it known that I, E. P. FORD, of Shipman, in the county of- Macoupin,and State of Illinois, have in-l vented a new and useful Improvement inWeather- Strips; and I do hereby declare thatA the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. y Thisinvention relates lto a self-acting weather-strip, to he attached tooutside dools for stopping wind and rain; and Y The invention consistsin the construction and armngementof the strip and the parts connectedtherewith, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a sectional sideelevation of a door pro` vided with my weather-strip.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of fig. 1 through the line a; l

Figure 3 is a detached view of the guide and stopplate. l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the. door.

B is the door-casing.

C is the door-sill.

Ve is the threshold or raised portion of the sill.

j' is a plate of metal on the threshold, against which the weather-stripacts in closing. p y is the grooved stop and guide-plate, by whichtheaction of the strip is controlledr H is the self adjustableweather-strip.

v This strip H is placed in the groove i of the door, with its loweredge protruding below the bottom of the door.

It is slotted at the ends, and its lower edge is bevelled, as seen inthe drawing.

The ribs or partitionj, in the guide-plates g, act as stops, and limitthe rise and fall of the strip.

The strip is forced upward, in closing the door, by striking thethreshold and plate j, as seen in fig. 2, where the position of thestrip and the stop-plate g is seen in red color, as when closing. Theposition of the strip, after` the door is closed, is seen in the samefigure.

It will be seen that the strip rises and passes over the plate f inclosing the door, when it drops by its own gravity into the positionseen in the drawing.

The bevelled edgeof the strip corresponds with the bevelled edge of theplate f, and eiectually excludes wind and water. i v

The bar or stop j prevents the strip from dropping too low when the dooris open, and the groovek, in the plate "g, keeps the strip in its properposition at all times.

-It' will be seen that no springs 'are used to insure a perfect workingof the strip, and none are necessary. The arrangement is very simple,and not likely to get out of order. y

The plates g are attached to the edges ofthe door, and form a perfectguide and stop for the strip.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, anddesire t0 secure by Letters Patenty In combinationwith a door, the strip H, and the guide and stopplate g, constructed,combined, arranged, and operating substantially as` and for the pur poseherein shown and described.

Witnesses: E. P. FORD.

SAML. WILLIAMS, E. G. BUNDLE.

